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This book investigates the relationship between human rights and taxation, exploring how human rights have been impeded or enhanced through tax laws and policies, and what this means for sustainable development in the Global South.

This book focuses on political legitimacy at the international level, more specifically in international law. It addresses questions such as: How does international law build a sense of legitimacy? How does it maintain it? How does it lose it? What could be done to make international law more legitimate?

First published in 1972, Portrait of a Decision drawing on materials like- Cabinet minutes, the Lloyd George and Lothian papers, Foreign Office correspondence- provides the first comprehensive reassessment of the negotiations in Paris since those who were present wrote their memoirs.

This book analyses the discharge of debts procedure in relation to insolvent entrepreneurs, covering the protection of human rights under insolvency law. It promotes the "fresh start" principle, which is the primary goal of the debt discharge process. It will be useful to researchers of insolvency law, financial law and entrepreneurship.

This book explores the complex interplay between maritime insurance and piracy in the Indian Ocean, a crucial global trade route.

The book examines the methodological challenges of studying the interplay between law and religion across diverse jurisdictions. This volume fills a critical gap in the literature by focusing on "how" to conduct comparative research, offering both theoretical foundations and practical applications.

The New Phase of Global Terrorism explores the nuances of the shift in the organization, strategy, and operation of terrorist groups into smaller and more robust terror groups at both the US and international levels.

The New Phase of Global Terrorism explores the nuances of the shift in the organization, strategy, and operation of terrorist groups into smaller and more robust terror groups at both the US and international levels.

This handbook centers around how justice, security, and sustainability shape Arctic governance. It will be of interest to scholars and students of global governance, security studies, environmental studies, and geopolitics, offering insights into the region's pressing social, environmental, and geopolitical issues.

Volume 208 contains European Commission v. Hungary; Judgment against a Suspected Employee of the Syrian Secret Service for Aiding and Abetting a Crime Against Humanity; Energy Charter Treaty Case; Webster v. United States of America; Infrastructure Services Luxembourg v. Kingdom of Spain

Considers balancing free speech and containing dangerous online content to reduce risks of digital platforms during elections, pandemics or everyday social interactions. Offers an interdisciplinary approach with insights from different geographies and parallel challenges of managing global phenomena with national policies and regulations.

Considers balancing free speech and containing dangerous online content to reduce risks of digital platforms during elections, pandemics or everyday social interactions. Offers an interdisciplinary approach with insights from different geographies and parallel challenges of managing global phenomena with national policies and regulations.

"Since the Crypto Winter the regulation of crypto-assets is at the centre of policy action worldwide. This book offers a comprehensive guide to the EU's regulation of crypto-assets. In addition to a chapter-by-chapter guide to MiCA, the book covers the DLT Pilot Regulation, cybersecurity (DORA), anti-money laundering, and private law"--

Commercial Law offers a fresh, modern, and stimulating account of this important subject. This accessible and engaging text includes thorough coverage of all key aspects of the syllabus, including the law of agency, the sale of goods, international trade, and methods of payment, finance, and security.

Das Buch behandelt die Prinzipien und Herausforderungen der elektronischen Wahlverfahren in Deutschland. Das Verfassungsgericht hat in seinem Urteil die Bedeutung von Publizität, Transparenz und Nachprüfbarkeit betont. Diese sind notwendig, um das Vertrauen der Wähler zu sichern und die Wahlbeteiligung zu erhöhen. Die Laienkontrolle wird als wesentlich für die Legitimation des Parlaments und das Vertrauen der Bürger beschrieben. Sicherheitsbedenken bei Wahlcomputern, wie Manipulationsmöglichkeiten und unzureichende Prüfungen, werden in diesem Band aufgezeigt. Diskutiert wird die Einführung von Blockchain-Technologie zur Sicherung der Wahlintegrität, wobei die Individualkontrolle durch den Wähler betont wird. Der Autor erläutert ebenfalls die rechtlichen Rahmenbedingungen und technischen Anforderungen für Online-Wahlen, welche die demokratische Legitimation und Beteiligung stärken sollen.